Known For
Costume & Make-Up
Born
Apr 24, 1952
Place of Birth
Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Credits
88 titles
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Biography
Jean-Paul Gaultier was born in Arcueil, France. He studied at the Ecole Communale, the College d’Enseignement, and at the Lycee d’Arcueil. When he reached the age of 17, he sent his design sketches to Paris designer Pierre Cardin. Cardin recognized his talent and offered him a position as design assistant; he worked for Cardin for two years. Gauliter then worked for the couture houses of Jacques Esterel, Jean Patou, Angelo Tarlazzi and Michael Goma. In 1976, Gaultier launched his design career under his label for a company called Mayagor, as well as continuing to design free-lance ready-to-wear furs, swimwear, and leather clothing. In 1978, Gaultier presented his first collection. In 1982, financed by the Japanese consortium Kashiyama, Gaultier established his own business. During the 1980s, he was known as the designer who emphasized broad shoulders and narrow hips. But he is mainly known for his obsession with gender. Hiscollections showed men in skirts and women wearing underwear on the outside. In 1987 Gaultier received the coveted French Designer of the Year Award. Gaultier presented his first haute couture collection in 1997 and two years later in 1999, with financial backing from Maison Hermès he was able to increase his reputation and his distribution, with the establishment of a network of boutiques bearing his name. In 2003, he was appointed creative director at Hermes. In 2004, he launched a young denim and sportswear line. BPI launched Gaultier's "Fragile" fragrance in 2000; the package featuring a tiny figure dressed in Gaultier’s couture. Meanwhile, the designer expanded his licensee list with the additions of companies such as Wolford, an Austrian luxury hosiery firm. Gaultier has created costumes for films of Peter Greenaway, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Pedro Almodóvar, and Luc Besson. He has made stage costumes for Madonna, (Madonna's conical bra), and the dancerand choreographer Régine Chopin. Gaultier's latest innovation is a makeupline for men, which he pioneered in 2004. He also launched an eyewear collection in 2006.
Known For
Filmography
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
Self - Interviewee
Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
Self
Enigma
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thierry Mugler – Modeschöpfer und Showman
In Vogue: The 90s
Self
In France with Madonna
Self
Drag Race France
Self - Guest Judge
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Self
Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear
Self
Nabilla : Sans filtre
Self
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Self
Mylène Farmer - Dans Le Cœur Des Français
Self
Martin Margiela: In His Own Words
Self
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
Self (archive footage)
La Grande Histoire de l'Eurovision
Self
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self - Judge
Mylène Farmer: 2019 - Le Film
Costume Design
House of Cardin
Self
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
Self
Bonsoir !
Self - Guest
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
Self - Host
George Michael: Freedom
Self
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self - Unapologetic Bitch
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Jean Paul Gaultier
Amanda Lear: Let Me Entertain You
Still Photographer
The First Monday in May
Self
Fashion Scandals
self
Mylène Farmer : sur les pas d'une icône
Self
The Artist Is Absent : A Short Film On Martin Margiela
Himself (designer)
Kylie Minogue: Kiss Me Once - Live at the SSE Hydro
Costume Design
Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra
Self
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
Self
Timeless: The Film
Costume Design
Divina
Costume Design
Mademoiselle C
Self
Casting(s)
Self
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
Costume Design
Golden 80s
self
Fashion !
Self
Gaga by Gaultier
Self
Danse avec les stars
Self - Judge
The Day Before
Self
Mylène Farmer : Stade de France
Costume Design
Snow White
Costume Design
The September Issue
Self
La Traversée du désir
Self
Starz Inside: Fashion in Film
Self
Projectorparishilton
Mon Clown
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self